Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid
2014
Effect of the percentage of concentrate on intake pattern in mid-lactation goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: dairy goat, individual differences, intake pattern, rumen ph
2012
Differences in fecal particle size between free-ranging and captive individuals of two browser species
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: browser, captive diet, grazer, mastication, ruminant, teeth
2008
An investigation of the relationship between fecal and rumen bacterial concentrations in sheep
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bacteria, cellulolytic, exotic ruminants, feces, rumen
2008
Oral Behaviors of Beef Steers in Pen and Pasture Environments
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: nutritive, oral behavior, oral behaviour, oral frustration, rumen fill, steers
2007
Energy supply of the okapi in captivity: fermentation characteristics of feedstuffs
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: energy content, fermentation rate, in vitro fermentation, rumen balance
2006
Energy supply of the okapi in captivity: intake and digestion trials
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: browse, energy supply, okapia johnstoni, rumen balance, unmolassed beet pulp
2006
Breathing frequency in ruminants: a comparative analysis with non-ruminant mammals
Publication/Journal: Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
Keywords: allometry, bovidae, breathing pattern, camelidae, cervidae, control of breathing, giraffidae
2005
Management and husbandry of duikers at the Los Angeles Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: concentrate selector, group-size, hand rearing, stress
2002
Nutritional investigations and management of captive moose
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chronic diarrhea, folate, inflammatory bowel disease, metronidazole, vitamin b12, wasting disease
1997